Comparison of GIS software

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This is a comparison of notable GIS software.

License, Source, & Operating system support

GIS software Free (Gratis) OpenSource Windows Mac OS X Linux BSD Unix Web Other
Elshayal Smart Map Maker No Yes No No No No No No
ACCUGLOBE home Viewer(s) No Yes No No No No No No
Autodesk Viewer(s) No Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Boeing SQS Viewer(s) No Yes No Yes No Yes No Google Earth Plug-in
Cadcorp Viewer(s) No Yes No No No No Yes No
CAPAWARE Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
CARIS Viewer(s) No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Chameleon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes AMP No
Leica ERDAS IMAGINE/APOLLO Yes No Yes No No No No Yes No
ESRI Viewer(s) No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No
GeoBase Trial No Yes No No No No Yes No
Geomajas Yes Yes Java Java Java Java Java Yes No
GeoNetwork Yes Yes Java Java Java Java Java Yes No
Geoportal Server Yes Yes Java Java Java Java Java Yes Yes
GeoServer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Java No
GeoTools Yes Yes Java Java Java Java Java No No
GGP GIS home No No Yes No No No No Yes No
GRASS GIS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes via pyWPS No
gvSIG Yes Yes Java Java Java Java Java No No
ClarkLabs IDRISI No No Yes No No No No No No
ILOG JViews Maps Viewer(s) No Java Java Java Java Java Java & DHTML/Ajax No
ITC ILWIS Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
Intergraph [1] No No Yes No No No CLIX Yes No
(Vivid)OpenJUMP GIS Yes Yes Java Java Java Java Java No No
Kosmo Saig KOSMO Yes Yes Java Java Java Java Java No No
LandSerf Yes No Java Java Java Java Java No No
Manifold System No No Yes No No No No Yes No
Pitney Bowes MapInfo Viewer(s) No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No
UMN MapServer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes AMP No
Caliper Maptitude No No Yes No No No No Yes No
MapWindow GIS Yes Yes Yes (ActiveX) No No No No No No
ThinkGeo Map Suite Trial No Yes No No No No Yes No
My World GIS home Trial No Yes Yes No No Yes No No
Oracle Spatial No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Orbit GIS home Serve & Explore No Java Java Java Java Java Flash & AJAX & Javascript No
Panorama Map View Yes GIS Map 2011 No GIS Map Linux GIS ToolKit Yes GIS WebServerSE Yes
PostGIS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
pycsw Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Quantum GIS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Smallworld No Yes Yes No Yes ? Yes Yes No
SPRING Yes No Yes No Yes No Solaris No No
STAR-APIC home FME Trial No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
TatukGIS home Viewer(s) No Yes No No No No Yes No
Caliper TransCAD No No Yes No No No No Yes No
TerraLib TerraView Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No
MicroImages TNTmips Viewer(s) No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No
Caliper TransModeler No No Yes No No No No No No
uDIG Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No
AvisMap GIS Engine home Viewer(s) No Yes No No No No DHTML No
SlimGIS Map Kit Free Trial No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes iOS
GIS software Free OpenSource Windows Mac OS X Linux BSD Unix Web Other

Pure Server

Map Servers

Name Language WMS WFS WFS-T WCS WMC SLD FES Other
ArcGIS Server .NET/Java Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes SOAP, REST, KML
MapServer C Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
GeoServer Java Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Basic-wms2.py Python Yes No No No No No No Intended as demonstration only
Manifold System ASP C# Yes Yes No No No No No client and server

Map Caches

Name Language WMS-C Other
ArcGIS Server .NET/Java No
TileCache Python Yes

Mixed

Name Language WMS WFS WFS-T WCS WMC Other
Geomajas AJAX or JAVA Yes Yes No No No Full vectorial editing capabilities, support for complex relation models (1 to n, n to 1, inheritance) through Hibernate Spatial, printing functionality through iT3xt and OpenStreetMap compatibility.
Mapbender PHP Yes Yes Yes No Yes A Geo-CMS that provides interfaces for displaying, navigating, querying, and editing WMS, WFS, WFS-T, and WMC data sources.
Mapbuilder PHP or Java Yes Yes Yes No Yes Set of javascript widgets that provide interfaces for displaying, navigating, querying, and editing WMS, WFS, WFS-T, and WMC data sources. Uses OpenLayers as the rendering engine. Provides server-side script for saving the map as a WMC document.

Catalog Servers

Name As a server As a client
Z39.50 CSW 2.0 OAI-MPH OpenSearch OpenSearch GEO RSS GeoRSS WebDav Z39.50 CSW 2.0 OAI-MPH OpenSearch OpenSearch GEO RSS GeoRSS WebDav
GeoNetwork Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes
Geoportal Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
pycsw No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No No No

Pure Web Client

Libraries

Name Language WMS WFS GeoRSS Other
ArcGIS Server APIs Javascript, Flex, Silverlight, .NET, Java Yes No Yes JavaScript API accessible online.
WMS-Map Javascript Yes No No allow the creation of dynamic maps including simple zoom functionality and clickable googlemap-like overlays.
OpenLayers Javascript Yes Yes Yes support for navigation, icons, markers, and layer selection.
QuickWMS Javascript Yes No Yes
CivicMaps Tile Engine Javascript Yes No No drag and zoom. Intended for integration with Drupal.

Apps

Name Language WMS WFS GeoRSS Other
Mscross Javascript Yes Yes No an AJAX Web GIS client
WorldKit Flash No No Yes

See also

References

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